AK-47 | Predator (Factory New)

Skin overview

AK-47 | Predator is an Industrial Grade rifle finish with reddish-brown stripes sprayed over an olive base in a zebra-like pattern. In Factory New the stripes keep crisp edges and the olive stays even across the whole rifle. Factory New copies sit in a narrow band at the very bottom of the float range.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver, handguard and stock are painted olive with broad reddish-brown stripes that run across the rifle in an irregular zebra pattern. The curved magazine carries the same stripes, angled along its length, and the pistol grip is mostly in the reddish tone. The barrel, gas tube and front sight keep a darker olive-metal colour with little striping. Because it is a spray-paint finish, wear starts on the edges: the bottom and front of the magazine, the corners of the receiver, the front of the handguard and the butt of the stock lose paint first.

The paint is intact on every part, with sharp boundaries between the olive base and the rust stripes. The magazine edges and receiver corners show no chipping. In game the rifle reads as a clean, evenly striped camouflage. Nothing on the model looks used.

Factory New quality — float range 0.06–0.07

The float of AK-47 | Predator ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0.06–0.07 — 1% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

AK-47 | Predator belongs to The Dust Collection, which holds 9 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

Compared with the Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 7.8× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 9.4× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 9× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 9.2× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 2nd of 6 skins Industrial Grade AK-47 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Stickers in olive, brown, tan or muted gold blend with the striped camouflage. Placing them on the receiver side above the magazine keeps them on a large flat area of the pattern. Bright saturated colours tend to clash with the earthy palette.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, as the magazine and receiver edges change noticeably between low and high copies of the same grade.
• Look at the magazine first, since it is the part that loses paint earliest on this finish.
• Souvenir copies exist and come with their own applied stickers, so check what is on the rifle before buying.
• Note any name tag or extra stickers and whether they fit the olive and rust colours.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the cleanest possible striped finish.
• Sticker crafters who need intact paint around the placements.
• Conclusion: the top grade for those who value a spotless look.